The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 5543

Sponsored by Christopher A. Coons (D)

Fair Credit for American Hostages Act

Would have kept bad credit marks off reports for Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.

Tradeoff

Would have blocked credit bureaus from reporting late payments and debts from detention or hostage periods abroad. Only applies when a federal hostage envoy or recovery cell verifies the person's status.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on December 16, 2024. The House never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Dec 16, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 16, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  3. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 17, 2024)